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Young Americans for Liberty Releases “I Pledge” Video

Jan 9

Posted by Sloane Frost in International, On The Ground, SFL

Our good friends, Young Americans for Liberty, just released their long-awaited “I Pledge” video, and it’s an excellent demonstration of how young people are uniting to bring on voluntary change that respects the principles of liberty.

The video showcases young people pledging to lead lives inspired by freedom and choice, and it’s a great way to show how these ideas can improve society. You can see how the membership of YAL and SFL overlap – featured in the video are Jared Fuller (SFL’s Southern Director) and Alexander McCobin (SFL’s Executive Director), as well as a host of other students dedicated to liberty involved with both YAL and SFL projects.

SFL's Southern Director, Jared Fuller of Wake Forest University

YAL is doing excellent work, and we’re excited to have them at the Liberty Fair and speaking at the International Students For Liberty Conference!  If you would like to join these leaders of liberty, it’s not too late to register for the ISFLC.  Check out information at www.PoliticalConferences.org and register by January 31st!  The ISFLC is the largest gathering of pro-liberty students in the world with over 200 students already registered.  We are almost at our maximum number, so make sure to register ASAP while there is still space.

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Cars on a Campus?

Sep 22

Posted by Jared Fuller in On The Ground

Students at the URI Young Americans for Liberty chapter pulled their car onto their student quad to show students on their campus how to approach police encounters.

Students who witnessed the activism said that it was good “knowledge to take with them.”

Remember, this is what makes a great event: Something that is “out of the norm” (e.g., a car in the middle of campus!) and makes students want to come over to see what is going on. Great job URI YAL!

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Go Get Those Freshmen!

Aug 31

Posted by Jared Fuller in On The Ground

It’s that time of the year and, no, I’m not talking about books. I’m talking about recruiting those freshmen for your liberty loving group! What is the below label about? Keep reading for more information!

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Philadelphia Happy Hour with FIRE, Reason, and SFL!

Aug 4

Posted by Alexander McCobin in Blog, On The Ground, SFL

Join FIRE and Reason staff, plus the Philadelphia Students For Liberty groups for a happy hour on Friday, August 28th! As the summer winds down, and school starts up, this is an opportunity to hang out with friends new and old as we celebrate Students Rights Week. All supports of students rights far and wide are welcome to attend. Let’s kick of the fight for freedom on campus with a bang this year!

Check out the Facebook event here.

Did we mention free appetizers? Let’s get excited for this year!

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Liberty Summer Seminar Highlighted

Jul 23

Posted by Alexander McCobin in Blog, International, On The Ground, SFL

Some of Students For Liberty’s friends up in Canada run an organization called the Institute for Liberal Studies, a student-run nonprofit organization that promotes the education of classical liberal principles.  Each summer, they hold their annual Liberty Summer Seminar in Ontario to bring individuals of all stripes together to learn about and discuss liberty.  It has been their premiere event for years and has brought stellar individuals out as speakers.  Today, one of Canada’s leading advocates of liberty, Gerry Nichols, wrote an article about the Liberty Summer Seminar in the Ottawa Sun praising the seminar for both the message it promotes and the power of those bringing the message.

Gerry Nichols writes:

But what really makes the Liberty Summer Seminar so special isn’t either the location or the topics, it’s who organizes it. This conference isn’t organized by a political party or by some big think tank or by a corporation — it’s organized by university students.

Now maybe you don’t think that’s so special, but when I was a university student I was more interested in getting a top score on Space Invaders than I was about discussing the finer points of political philosophy.

Yet unlike my younger self, the young people behind the seminar are deeply interested in ideas.

That’s why every year they put together this outdoor conference, which is a lot of work: It means fundraising, inviting speakers, marketing the event and most importantly, making sure there’s lots of mosquito repellent on hand.

What a great article and a great event run by students!  Students For Liberty will be at the Liberty Summer Seminar this weekend, so make sure to say hello to Clark Ruper if you’re going as well!

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The Cartel and Film Festivals

Jun 25

Posted by Sloane Frost in Events, On The Ground

Attention Jerseyites and Philadelphians:

The Cartel, a documentary film on the NJ public education system, is showing at two independent film festivals this week and in July (www.thecartelmovie.com). The NJ Education Department reports that almost half a million dollars is spent per classroom, but their students are still doing horribly in terms of that pesky little thing called literacy.

I think it would be really awesome to just check out the film, especially because I just spent this year working with DC public school kids, and I’ve seen how badly our public schools operate. I hope some of you are available to check out the film either June 27 in Philly or July 8th in Jersey! For a complete schedule, check out this link:http://www.bowdonmedia.com/doc/web/festivals.html.

Yours in Liberty,

Sloane

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Philly Groups Interviewed by MHD

Jun 22

Posted by Alexander McCobin in Blog, On The Ground, SFL

Philadelphia has a vibrant community of students dedicated to liberty.  Not only do groups exist at Penn, Drexel and Temple, but the groups have formed a coalition called the Philadelphia Forum for Freedom to support one another and the student movement for liberty in the city.  So to me, it’s no surprise that the Motorhome Diaries Meet-Up was dominated by students.  Leaders of the Drexel Student Liberty Front and Penn Libertarian Association were interviewed:

I am very biased of course, not just because Michelle gave me a shout out in the video, but because I am from Philly and was involved in getting the PFF off the ground.  However, I am constantly blown away by how successful these groups have been and think that the PFF is the kind of inter-university collaboration that we should try to replicate around the country.

Side note: Aaron Moyer was SFL’s first Student of the Year, receiving the award in February at the Second Annual International Students For Liberty Conference.

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